River Bend draws 497 commuters a day, with 165.7 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in River Bend for work; outside it, Olathe is the main destination (33%, 31 miles). 497 jobs are based in River Bend; 3 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of River Bend on a workday
On a workday 3 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 500 people are in River Bend on a workday afternoon, 9880% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where River Bend’s workforce comes from
Where River Bend clocks in
33% of workers
33% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Making and building: 71% of jobs based in River Bend
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in River Bend, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 497. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs River Bend’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in River Bend
of River Bend workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from River Bend, by distance
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to River Bend
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | River Bend workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Bend | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar Creek | under 34% | B− | B | 24 min | $62,165 |
| Liberty | under 34% | B+ | B | 23 min | $88,542 |
| Kansas City | under 34% | B− | A | 22 min | $69,166 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of River Bend’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of River Bend workers work outside Missouri. The job records count 33% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in River Bend: questions
What is the poverty rate in River Bend?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in River Bend work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (33%, 31 mi), Marshall (33%, 64 mi), Independence (33%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around River Bend without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from River Bend, from the people who make the trip.
More of River Bend
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.